Psychology Databases

PsycINFO is the most important subject-specific databasefor finding peer-reviewed articles in the behavioral sciences. Databases harvest authoritative information on a regular and timely basis, give information a structure to pinpointing where various pieces of information resides, outfit them with a smart search interface that allows for results filtering, making information easy to find. For example, in PsycINFO you can refine results by empirical articles or literature review articles, saving you time. All databases are equipped with tools to help you manage your results such as saving and citing your search results.

Includes over 21 million citations from 5,600 life science journals back to 1946. These citations are from MEDLINE database and additional life science journals. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Using PsycINFO at Haverford

Professional Associations

Professional organizations are rich sources of accessible information for key topics in the discipline, industry news, and career-related information. Check on these sites for conferences, events and career development opportunities.

Established in 1892, there are now 130,000 members who hold doctoral level degrees in psychology or related field. APA's mission includes expanding psychology's role in advancing health and increasing recognition of psychology as a science.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the largest professional organization of psychiatrists 36,000 members. It publishes Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which codifies abnormal behaviors for diagnosing mental disorders.

BBS is the internationally renowned journal with the innovative format known as Open Peer Commentary. Particularly significant and controversial pieces of work are published from researchers in any area of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology or cognitive science, together with 10-25 commentaries on each article from specialists within and across these disciplines, plus the author's response to them.

Psychological Bulletin ® publishes evaluative and integrative research reviews (both qualitative and quantitative) and interpretations of issues in scientific psychology. Integrative reviews or research syntheses focus on empirical studies and seek to summarize past research by drawing overall conclusions from many separate investigations that address related or identical hypotheses.

The Psychological Review

This journal publishes articles that make important theoretical contributions to any area of scientific psychology.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences (TiCS) provides succinct updates, opinions, and discussions on the most exciting current research in all aspects of cognition, the mind, and the brain. All articles are peer-reviewed.Haverford users should email the science librarian for help with obtaining articles from this journal.

APA

Adapted from the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this comprehensive guide offers up-to-date information on formatting electronic references in APA Style.

Introduction to the Discipline

"This book provides an overview of the psychology major, subdisciplines within the field, graduate programs and the admissions process, career opportunities for all degree types, internships, and free resources for students." [APA description]